Using Environment-Based Education to Advance Learning Skills and Character Development

Lieberman, G.A. and L. L. Hoody. (1998).
Closing the Achievement Gap: Using the
Environment as an Integrating Context for Learning
. San Diego, CA: State Education and
Environmental Roundtable.
When the environment is used as an integrating context for learning, student achievement
improves.This qualitative study of 40 schools provides the results of surveys, interviews,
observations, and in some cases, achievement tests, that demonstrate how, why, and to what
degree.
Mayer, R. E. (1998). Cognitive, Metacognitive, and Motivational Aspects of Problem-
Solving.
Instructional Science
, 26(1-2), 45-63.
Many processes (beyond the technical skills that are problem-specific) are involved in 
problem-solving.The author discusses the roles that thinking, thinking about thinking,
and motivation play in the process.
Middlestadt, S.E., R. Ledsky, and J. Sanchack. (1999).
Elementary School Teachers? Beliefs
about Teaching Environmental Education
. Rock Spring, GA: North American Association
for Environmental Education.
A qualitative study of what teachers trained in EE think about teaching EE.The results show
a number of perceived benefits to students.Those who cited potential barriers found ways to
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circumvent them. Social norms and expectations from other faculty were found to influence
whether teachers teach EE.
Monroe, M. C. (ed.) (1999).
What Works:A Guide to Environmental Education and
Communication Projects for Practitioners and Donors
. Washington, DC:Academy for
Educational Development.
Vignettes of successful EE projects around the globe.